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(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 C. B. HARRIS. INGANDESGENT GAS BURNER.

Patented Sept. 2, 1890.

(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

O. B. HARRIS. INGANDESGENT GAS BURNER.

Patented Sept. 2, l890.

UNITED STATES P TENT OFFICE.

CHARLES B. HARRIS, OF NEIV YORK, N. Y.

INCANDESOENT GAS-BURNER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 435,628, datedSeptember 2, 1890.

Application filed April 16, 1890. Serial No. 348,159. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES B. HARRIS, a citizen of the United States,residing in the city of New York, State of New York, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Incandescent Gas-Burners, ofwhich the following is a specification.

The purpose of my invention is to provide a very cheap and simplesupport for the filament-head which shall afford no obstruction to thelight at the ends of the head and which may be constructed to afford anydesired vertical adjustment of the support and lateral adjustment of thehead above the flame.

The invention may be carried out in a number of ways; but that which Ishow in the accompanying drawings is preferred by me because of itssimplicity and practical advantages.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view showing a singlegas-burner with my improvement applied thereto; Fig. 2, a side view ofthe same 5 Fig. 3, a perspective View of the support of thefilament-head; Fig. 4, a plan view of a multiple-burner fixture; Fig. 5,a side view of the same; Fig. 6, a cross-section on the line 6 6 of Fig.5; and Figs. 7 and 8 are perspective views of burners equipped with myinvention in slightly-different forms.

In all the views, A represents an ordinary gas-burner, which may bemounted upon or constitute a part of any suitable or ordinary gasbracket or chandelier. The filament or pencil head support 13 ispreferably formed of wire, substantially in the manner indicated moreespecially in Fig. 3. The wire is bent upon itself so as to form avertical portion b, and at the upper ends the wires are bent at rightangles and then diverge, being bent outwardly and extended horizontally,or substantially so, so as to project over the gasburner. The part bwill naturally have more or less elasticity, and it may be seated in avertical socket-pipe O, as shown in Fig. 1, or be passed through eyes 00 upon the exterior of a post C,as shown in Fig. 2, and ineitherinstance it will be held frictionally at any point to which it maybe adjusted. The filamenthead D is mounted upon the horizontalportions 1) of the support. The ends I) may pass through eyes or underlips formed upon the filament-head or be connected therewith in anydesirable manner, but preferably so as to permit of a horizontalmovement of the head thereupon. In the various figures at the ends 5 5of the heads lips are provided which are turned backwardly anddownwardly to em brace the portions 1) of the support.

In Figs. 4 and 5 I have shown a multipleburner fixture. This fixture maybe sup- 6o ported from below, as indicated at the bottom of Fig. 5, orit may be cut off upon the line a: x and be a pendent fixture. In thatevent it would be suspended by a prolongation of the pipe E, which ofcourse would then supply gas to the burner. In either event the part E,whether it is a post or a pipe, is surrounded by a corrugated sleeve F,the corrugations f of which afford sockets for the reception of thevertical part b of the holder or support. The arrangement is practicallythe same as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the corrugated sleeve F beingproperly set upon the central core pipe or post E. \Vhen the parts I) ofthe holders are inserted therein, the hori- 7 5 zontal parts I) will beproperly held over the burners, and the heads thereupon may be adjustedhorizontally, as already described.

In Fig. 7 the part b is shown as made of a fiat strip of metal, twoportions of which are bent at right angles at the top, where one portionterminates. The other part is extended horizontally, and is formed withears I) on each side, having apertures therein. A looped wire 1) passesthrough these apertures 8 5 and is bent outwardly at 12 its ends beingformed with hooks b in which the filamenthead may hang. In this figure,as well as in Fig. 8, the pendent filaments or pencils are all made inone piece with the head that is 0 hung in the loops 19 Such heads andpendants may be made as described in my patent No. 409,607, dated August20, 1889.

In Fig. 8 the vertical part b of the support is formed by the free endsof the wire, which, 5 after being bent, as indicated at b at rightangles at the top, is turned down at the end to form an eye or loop 19through which slide wires 5 having an eye or loop 19 that embraces thewires b The ends of the wires 1) I00 are bent outwardly and hooked, asin Fig. 7, and in the hooks the filament-head is suspended.

By means of the construction shown in Figs. 7 and S obviously anyadjustment vertically or laterally may readily be obtained.

Of course the specific details of construction may be varied in manyWays. Those shown are of the utmost simplicity, are cheap and durable,afiord both vertical and horizontal adjustment Where'desired, and arenot at all liable to get out of order.

I claim as my invention-- 1. The combination, substantially as setforth, With a burner, of a vertical socket, a support, as B, having aportion 1), composed of parallel Wires vertically adjustable in saidsocket and held frictionally therein by the elasticity of said Wires,which causes them to bear against the walls of the socket, and ahorizontal portion having diverging ends, as b, projecting over theburner, and the filament-head carried upon said ends and horizontallyadjustable With reference to the vertical part of the support.

2. The combination, with the burner and socket, of the support B,consisting of two portions permanently connected togetherfirst, aVertical part bent at right angles at the top to form a short horizontalarm, and sec- 0nd, a short horizontal portion sliding upon thehorizontal part or arm of the first portion and having diverginghorizontal arms "forth, of multiple radiating burners, acentrally-located post, as E, a surrounding cor rugated sleeve, as F,supports B, vertically adjustable in the corrugations, andhorizontally-adj ustable filament-heads D, carried by said supports.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name.

CHARLES E. HARRIS.

W'itnesses: V V

EDWARD 0. DAVILSON,

MAMIE J. KELLEY.

